Remembering Rappers Killed by Gun Violence

Takeoff‘s stunning slaying in Houston is triggering the rap neighborhood to keep in mind far a lot of young skills who unfortunately lost their lives due to weapon violence.

Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, was just 24 when his automobile was assassinated back in ’97 … simply 6 months after Tupac had actually been shot to death. Both males’s murders stay unsolved.

More just recently, Young Dolph was killed in 2021 outside a Memphis bakeshop. He was on his method to give out a truckload of turkeys in his old area when he satisfied his violent and unfortunate death.

PnB Rock was climbing up the Billboard charts back in 2016 … however his profession, and life, were unfortunately interrupted when he was shot and killed in September throughout a break-in at a Roscoe’s in Los Angeles.

Of course, there have actually been a lot of others, both casualties — like Pop Smoke, Nipsey Hussle and XXXTENTACION — and those who fortunately endured … like Lil TJay, 50 Cent and Slim 400.

Nipsey was gunned down outside his Marathon clothes shop in his own area … with a minimum of 10 bullets striking Nipsey’s body and his murderer likewise kicking him in the head.

XXX was just 20 years old when he was shot dead as he was leaving a bike dealership in Florida. XXX was obstructed from leaving the parking area by a black SUV, with 2 shooters hopping out and approaching his automobile. A struggle ensued, with the shooters reaching inside XXX’s automobile for a little bag prior to eventually opening fire.